SAP FICO MANAGER

Are you a self-driven person looking to advance your career as a high-impact player on a team? If so, we have an exciting challenge for you and your future!

At HP Hood LLC, we celebrate our differences. Our diversity of people, backgrounds, experiences, thoughts and perspectives are fostered to create an inclusive work environment. We are at our best when we respect and value each other - One Team One Company!

Our culture is built on value commitments to innovation, quality, results, integrity, community, people, and collaboration that fosters a strong employee engagement, teamwork, safety and wellness. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, wellness programs, employee discounts, 401k matches, tuition reimbursement, ongoing development, advancement opportunities and more. This position is also eligible for our bonus program.

Founded in 1846, today Hood is one of the largest and most trusted food and beverage manufacturers in the United States. Our portfolio of national and super-regional brands and licensed products includes Hood, Heluva Good, Lactaid, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, Planet Oat and more.

This is the reasonably anticipated pay or pay range for this position currently: 145,000-173,600

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA FICO Manager to join our SAP Operations Team within HP Hood. This individual will play a key role in leading the design, implementation, and optimization of SAP S/4HANA Financial (FI) and Controlling (CO) processes across our network of 12 processing plants and corporate offices. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and deep technical expertise in FICO-particularly in cost accounting and product costing within the dairy industry.

Essential Duties Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, configuration, and deployment of SAP S/4HANA FICO modules in alignment with the company's financial and controlling requirements supporting operations.
• Act as the primary liaison between finance/accounting teams and the SAP technical teams.
• Manage a team of SAP FICO consultants/team members and collaborate with cross-functional workstreams (e.g., SD, MM, PP, PM,EWM) to ensure integration and data consistency.
• Implement cost accounting models specific to dairy operations, including raw milk valuation, processing cost allocation, and by-product costing.
• Drive the development of business process improvements, financial reporting, cost center accounting, product costing, and asset accounting
• Support integration with legacy systems, cloud applications, and third-party financial systems.
• Oversee data migration, cleansing, and validation activities related to finance and controlling.
• Support end-user training, change management, and post-implementation stabilization efforts.
• Collaborate with IT, business leaders, and external implementation partners to manage timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and industry-specific accounting standards.
• Continue personal professional development in the areas of business, leadership, project management, SAP and other relevant information technology tools. Continue to expand knowledge of the company's business with a focus on understanding the impact the business processes have on internal operations. Cross-train on business software applications used at the company, with an emphasis on maintaining knowledge of SAP S/4HANA ERP and any successor software.
• Provide day-to-day production support and continuous improvement post go-live.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field preferred; CPA or MBA is a plus.
• 10+ years of hands-on SAP FICO experience, including at least 1 full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementation.
• Strong experience in dairy industry cost accounting, including product costing and yield analysis.
• Hands-on experience with cost accounting models tailored to dairy or food & beverage manufacturing.
• Familiarity with raw material yield management and process manufacturing variances.
• Previous involvement in S/4HANA Treasury solutions.
• Experience with SAP Activate methodology and Agile delivery practices

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong management and leadership skills required.
• Ability to be detailed-oriented while still maintaining a big picture perspective. Must have a solid understanding of corporate-wide functions, specifically how technology supports business processes. Excellent business acumen.
• Highly collaborative work style. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build successful professional working relationships. Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, fast-paced project environment.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills. Will be expected to communicate to employees and suppliers at all levels (including company executives) via: face to face meetings, conference calls, written messages and project documentation. Ideal candidate must have excellent documentation skills, presentation skills and meeting facilitation skills.
• Creative and analytical. Strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills. Can do attitude.
• Ability to react under pressure to any given situation that may arise, in a professional manner and with positive results, in support of a multi-location, 7 X 24 environment.
• Ability to be the liaison between technology and the business.
• Ability to work independently, with limited direction, to achieve expected results.
• Basic to intermediate Microsoft Office skills, to include MS PowerPoint and MS Excel.
• Excellent project management skills.

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HP Hood is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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